Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
"Memories are just backstories. Blood is just a color palette. And right now, your color palette is taking up too much processing power. The Board wants a 'Happy Ending' for the shareholders, and a 'Happy Ending' means a clean slate. No 'Void,' no 'Origin,' just a nice, marketable garden."
"The Gardener," I realized. "She was your work."
"She was a placeholder," the Creator dismissed with a wave of his giant hand. "But since you broke her world, I have to go back to the source. I have to edit the **Zero**."
He reached for something off-screen. When his hand returned, he was holding a giant, pink block. It was an **Eraser**.
"No!" Selene screamed.